Hail to the chief juror?

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Due to a scheduling conflict, a certain McLennan County rancher was unable to report on Dec. 5, 2005, for jury duty in Waco, Texas. "The President has other commitments," said the White House spokesman, Scott McClellan. No problem, said Judge Ralph T. Strother of the State District Court, although President Bush's name had popped up on a random list of Texans summoned for jury service. Strother has given the President--whose permanent home is a 1,600-acre ranch near Crawford, Texas--a choice of six other dates in 2006. Does the judge really expect Bush to show up? Yes, says Strother, adding that the White House has assured him that "the President considers it an...